IWRBS

Question 1

It is an account of the origins and functions of a religion using the methods of certain academic discipline.

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External theory

Question 2

He is one of the two famous and highly influential Christian theologians who also engaged in philosophy of religion.

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Augustine of Hippo

Question 3

One contribution of St. Augustine used philosophy of religion to resolve what philosophical question?

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If everything comes from God, where does evil come from?

Question 4

Which among the choices doesn't refer to theology?

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It studies different religions mostly from the outside.

Question 5

It is an approach which examines the different religions of the world.

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Religious Studies

Question 6

This approach studies in a systematic way the main doctrines of a particular religion.

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Theology

Question 7

The word theology is derived from its Greek roots theo and logos. Theo means...?

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God

Question 8

He wrote the most influential premodern work in comparative religion which is the book The Golden Bough.

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James G. Frazer

Question 9

The word theology is derived from its Greek roots theo and logos. Logos means...?

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discourse

Question 10

What are the two categories of the "theories of religion"?

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Internal and External theories

Question 11

It is a particular religion’s account of its own origins and functions.

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Internal theory, External theory

Question 12

He is the best-known scholar of comparative religion of the last generation.

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Mircea Eliade

Question 13

This refers to accounts or explanations of the origins and functions of religion.

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Theories of Religion

Question 14

It is concerned with the systematic comparison of the doctrines and practices of two or more particular religions.

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Comparative Religion

Question 15

Identify which among the choices is wrong.

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Shinto Theology

Question 16

He is the most influential proponent of comparative religion in the nineteenth century.

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Friedrich Max Müller

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